- Search for Common Ground
- Brussels, Belgium (Remote)
- Internship/Traineeship
Business Development and Partnership Intern (French-speaking)
- Search for Common Ground
Brussels, Belgium
Internship/Traineeship
Published:
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025
- Search for Common Ground
Brussels, Belgium
Internship/Traineeship
Published:
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025
ABOUT US:
Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated intern to assist its Brussels-based team in all European business development activities, including funding research, fundraising data analysis, supporting donor outreach and support to proposal development. Interns must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from April 2025 onward.
Depending on the intern’s individual learning goals and interests, which will be determined at the beginning of the internship, the EAP intern can gain the following knowledge and skills:
Progress against the learning objectives will be monitored by the intern and their supervisor. The learning objectives and/or tasks may be modified during the internship if this is deemed appropriate by both parties.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business development (70%)
Other support (30%)
EDUCATION AND SKILLS:
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
CONDITIONS:
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values:
Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.
Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated intern to assist its Brussels-based team in all European business development activities, including funding research, fundraising data analysis, supporting donor outreach and support to proposal development. Interns must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from April 2025 onward.
Depending on the intern’s individual learning goals and interests, which will be determined at the beginning of the internship, the EAP intern can gain the following knowledge and skills:
- Insights into peacebuilding and conflict transformation methodologies and programming;
- Knowledge of the work of European institutions and European governments on the topic of peacebuilding;
- Experience of business development: understanding of funding instruments and funding research; proposal development;
- Skills to better organise and prioritise own work, time management;
- Expanded network in Brussels.
Progress against the learning objectives will be monitored by the intern and their supervisor. The learning objectives and/or tasks may be modified during the internship if this is deemed appropriate by both parties.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business development (70%)
- Conduct research on European (EU, governments, foundations) funding opportunities;
- Support the writing and reviewing of proposals and related documents;
- Analysis of fundraising data;
- Other tasks related to business development.
Other support (30%)
- Provide general administrative support;
- As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS:
- Bachelor Degree, preferably in international relations, conflict studies, development studies, political science or similar; Masters in a relevant field is an asset;
- Demonstrated research skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail;
- Good knowledge of European institutions and understanding of EU decision-making procedures;
- Prior (volunteering) experience in business development or a related field is an asset;
- Excellent oral and written communication in English and French; knowledge of Dutch, or any other European language is an asset;
- Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously within a demanding environment.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
- Working with People: The ability to respect the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy, listens, supports; consults others and shares information and expertise, builds team spirit and adapts to the team;
- Flexibility: The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities, to tolerate ambiguity, to adapt personal style to different people and situations;
- Communication: The ability to effectively exchange information with others, to effectively deliver critical information, to gather information and communicate with others;
- Ethical Practice: The ability to integrate Search vision, mission and core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organisational and business practices;
- Commitment to Search Values: Audacity, Tenacity, Collaboration, Empathy, Results.
CONDITIONS:
- Duration: The candidate must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from April 2025;
- Compensation: The internship will fall under the Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle (CIP), a framework for internships in Belgium. Hence the candidate must have the legal ability to live and work in Belgium. The internship will be compensated with 1056 EUR/month (full time);
- Residency requirement: Please note that EEA residency is required for this internship;
- Location: Brussels;
- Deadline: Candidates are asked to submit their application by March 14th, 2025.
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values:
Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.
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